After his 20th consecutive victory on clay, Rafael Nadal was pressed in an on-court interview to declare himself the man to beat at this year’s upset-filled French Open.
After his 20th consecutive victory on clay, Rafael Nadal was pressed in an on-court interview to declare himself the man to beat at this year’s upset-filled French Open.
After-shocks rumbled around Roland Garros as Serena Williams became the latest champion to topple.
PARIS - French Open sensation Jurgen Melzer wears a Mickey Mouse charm around his neck, but it was his lionheart determination which fired him into a first Grand Slam semi-final at the 32nd time of asking.
PARIS - Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic, two of the nearly women of the game, will bid for another crack at grand-slam glory in the French Open semi-finals on Thursday.
Sam Stosur was favourite with her country’s bookmakers on Thursday to win the French Open following her wins over Justine Henin and Serena Williams.
Samantha Stosur of Australia wrecked the Grand Slam hopes of Serena Williams on Wednesday, outplaying the world number one and top seed 6-2 6-7 (2) 8-6 in a thrilling French Open quarter-final.
AJMAN — Russia’s Soniya Plotinikova defeated Serbian Lyubica Oskuras 7-5 6-0 in the girls under-12 of the 1st Ajman Kempinski Open Junior Tennis Championships.
PARIS - Rafael Nadal will be hoping for a touch of deja vu on Wednesday when he takes on fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro for a place in the semi-finals of the French Open.
Roger Federer insists there will be no inquests into his shattering French Open quarter-final defeat, claiming he is already dreaming of a seventh Wimbledon title instead.
PARIS - Rafael Nadal’s world laid to waste last year and now Roger Federer ruthlessly put to the sword, Sweden’s Robin Soderling is clearly the undisputed champion-slayer of Roland Garros.